§3103. Juvenile crimes

1.Definition.
The term "juvenile crime," as used in this Part, means the following offenses:

A. Conduct that, if committed by an adult, would be defined as criminal by Title 17-A,
the Maine Criminal Code, or by any other criminal statute outside that code, including
any rule or regulation under a statute, except for those provisions of Titles 12 and
29-A not specifically included in paragraphs E and F; [1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §45 (AMD); 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §153 (AFF); 1995, c. 65, Pt. C, §15 (AFF).]

B. Offenses involving illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia as follows:

(1) The possession of a useable amount of marijuana, as provided in Title 22, section
2383, subsection 1-A, unless the juvenile is authorized to possess marijuana for medical use pursuant to
Title 22, chapter 558-C;

(2) The use or possession of drug paraphernalia as provided in Title 17-A, section
1111-A, subsection 4-B; and

E. Offenses involving hunting or the operation or attempted operation of a watercraft,
ATV or snowmobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, as defined
in Title 12, section 10701, subsection 1-A, and offenses involving failing to aid an injured person or to report a hunting accident
as defined in Title 12, section 11223; [2015, c. 409, §5 (AMD).]

F. The criminal violation of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating
liquor or drugs or with an excessive alcohol level, as defined in Title 29-A, section 2411, and offenses defined in Title 29-A
as Class B or C crimes; [2009, c. 447, §16 (AMD).]

H. If a juvenile has been convicted of a crime for a violation of a provision of Title
12 or 29-A not specifically included in paragraph E or F, willful refusal to pay a
resulting fine or willful violation of the terms of a resulting administrative release
or willful failure to comply with the terms of any other resulting court order. [2005, c. 328, §5 (AMD).]

[
2017, c. 1, §19 (AMD)
.]

2.Dispositional powers.
All of the dispositional powers of the Juvenile Court provided in section 3314 apply
to a juvenile who is adjudicated to have committed a juvenile crime, except that no
commitment to a Department of Corrections juvenile correctional facility or period of confinement may be imposed for conduct described in subsection 1, paragraphs B and C.